Latest News
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The 2025 HDBuzz Prize for Young Science Writers Is Open!
Announcing the 2025 HDBuzz Prize for Young Science Writers – sponsored by the Hereditary Disease Foundation!
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Through the eyes of a friend: changes in mood and behavior in early HD
Companions of HD gene carriers are more likely to notice psychological changes in presymptomatic HD.
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A multiple sclerosis drug that works for Huntington's disease: the real deal or too good to be true?
Fingolimod, a drug used in multiple sclerosis, prevents memory problems in HD mice. Would it work in patients?
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Mapping the anatomy of HD: a whole-brain history
A new book for researchers describes a century of HD anatomy and presents evidence that HD affects the whole brain.
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HDBuzz primer: Clinical trial designs and phases
HDBuzz untangles hope from hype in clinical trial announcements
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A Few Bad Seeds: Using Brain Fluid to Grow Clumps in Brain Cells
HD brain fluid makes brain cells grow clumps.
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New tool to measure outcomes in Huntington’s Disease clinical trials
A better tool for HD trials! New research shows innovative way to measure mutant Huntingtin outside the brain
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Huge study reveals new 'genetic modifiers' of Huntington's disease
GeM-HD identifies the first solid leads in the hunt for genetic variations that affect Huntington's disease onset
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Would ewe believe it? GM1, sheep and Huntington's disease
HD researchers and sheep farmers are collaborating on a brain fat called GM1, but a clinical trial is a long way off
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Switching it up: variety in the HD gene affects symptom onset
Variety in the HD gene’s on switch affects when symptoms arise.